Imperialism in Africa Geoterms- on a separate sheet of paper, complete your geoterms. One image for all! And a sentence! Colonialism – one country rules another country as its colony. Political, social, and economic control. Benefits colonizing country. Cultural region – an area set apart from other places by the way of life of the people who live there Ethnic diversity – variety of people from different ethnic groups Linguistic group – a group of people who share a common language

The Industrial Revolution in the 1800s caused many countries to colonize new lands in search for resources In the 1860s, King Leopold II of Belgium decided to send explorers to Africa Not wanting to be outdone, Britain, Germany, and France quickly followed and sent explorers to claim land in Africa Thus began the “scramble for Africa”

The Berlin Conference European superpowers met in Berlin to decide how they would divide up Africa Of course no one gives Africa a say… Because Africa was relatively undiscovered, they almost essentially pointed to a blank map and said “this is mine now.”

Let’s Play a Game! You have been divided into groups of six. Congratulations! You are now a colonizing country in Europe and you’re ready to take over Africa. Now, keep in mind, you want resources. Take a minute to figure out where you would want to colonized based on what we have learned about Africa’s physical features in class.

Let’s Play a Game! Each person will act on behalf of their country. You have been given a certain amount of squares that you are allowed to color. Each person will get thirty seconds to color – or colonize – Africa. I will call time after thirty seconds and you will give the map to the next person. Your squares MUST BE TOUCHING Belgium starts Fun fact: King Leopold II is on many “world’s deadliest dictators” lists because of the chaos he caused in Africa

Debriefing Questions Listen to this lovely podcast. What did the squares represent? Why did certain countries have more? What was the best way to colonize? The worst? What did the Europeans neglect to do? What type of conflict has this resulted in? How has Africa changed as a result of European colonization? What are present-day conflicts? This is a problem. What is the solution? Next week we will explore how people are taking steps to restore Africa and its countries’ economies.